Chinese Character 引 Meanings and components.

Form

引

Meaning

引 meaning[3] in English

To Draw (E.G. A Bow).

To Pull.

To Stretch Sth.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 引 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Gong (弓) , and radical in Chinese … (丨)

Its radical[1] is: 弓 (gong1) which means: Surname Gong, .弓gong1surname Gong

In cangjie it is written with NL

How to write 引

To write引yin3to draw … you should write a combination of 弓gong1surname Gong , 丨gun3radical in … arranged in a 吅 shape:

弓 + 丨 = 引

引 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 引 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 引, looks as follow:

引
Pinyin:yin3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Draw (E.G. A Bow) . To Pull . To Stretch Sth . To Extend . To Lengthen . To Involve Or Implicate In . To Attract . To Lead . To Guide . To Leave . To Provide Evidence Or Justification For . Old Unit Of Distance Equal To 10 丈[Zhang4], One-Thirtieth Of A Km Or 33.33 Meters
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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